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Light pollution ordinance: Surprising good news

In surprising good news, the Fort Wayne city council passed–and the mayor signed–a residential light pollution law. This is something I have supported for at least twelve years. I can see the point of some on the council that this shouldn’t be a law, but their reasoning is wrong. It shouldn’t need to be a [...]

“Drill, Baby, Drill!”

“Drill, Baby, Drill!” We have heard this phrase constantly since the Republican convention. The thought behind this chant is that increased American oil production will lead to lower gas prices. This idea is based on supply and demand. With a constant demand, increasing supply should lower the price of a resource. Drilling in the US [...]

“Free from foreign oil”

I’m sick of the phrase “free from foreign oil.” I’ve heard this phrase a lot with the party conventions the last couple weeks. People who use this phrase are missing the point. The correct phrase is “free from oil.”

Who Killed the Electric Car?

I finally got around to watching Who Killed the Electric Car?. It is a very good documentary. I have been reading about electric vehicles the past few months, and the movie inspired me to start looking again.

Bike to work week

May 12–16 is Bike to Work Week, part of the League of American Bicyclists’ Bike Month. I have been peddling to work frequently since starting grad school. I have only driven on a few workdays since September. Yesterday I rode my bike to work. After work I rode an extra 72 km. For about a [...]

Venus

Todays RealClimate post about Venus and Venus Express is very interesting.